Corporate Reorganization and Bankruptcy

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Bennett J. Murphy
 
Mr. Murphy is co-head of the bankruptcy practice at Hennigan, Bennett & Dorman LLP in Los Angeles. He joined the firm in 2000 after fifteen years with Latham & Watkins in Los Angeles and New York.

Mr. Murphy has spent his entire career as a bankruptcy lawyer. Among other matters, he has represented creditors’ committees in the cases of Continental Airlines, Orange County, Sizzler Restaurants, Wilshire Financial Services Group, Dade-Behring, Worldcom, and Solutia. He has been counsel to the Chapter 7 trustee for Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison, and was special litigation counsel to the LTV Steel Company in its widely followed litigation over securitization issues.

Mr. Murphy is Co-author, with A. Brent Truitt of HBD, of “Bankruptcy Issues in Securitizations” published by Law Journals Press.

Education
Harvard Law School, J.D., cum laude 1983
Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P., 1983
Amherst College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; elected to Phi Beta Kappa during junior year

Professional Activities
Admitted: California, New York
Member: California State Bar Insolvency Committee (2000-03 term); American Bankruptcy Institute; Los Angeles County Bar, Bankruptcy Committee; Association of the Bar of the City of New York
Panelist: Mr. Murphy is a frequent panelist on bankruptcy matters at ABA and other professional conferences.

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